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Page 17
... blessings in dis- guise . Change and alteration , form the very essence of the world . True happiness is of a retired nature ; an enemy to pomp and noise . In order to acquire a capacity for happiness , it must be our first study to ...
... blessings in dis- guise . Change and alteration , form the very essence of the world . True happiness is of a retired nature ; an enemy to pomp and noise . In order to acquire a capacity for happiness , it must be our first study to ...
Page 31
... blessings to the world , sunk down , in the end , to be the burden and nuisance of society . The most common propensity of mankind , is , to store fu- turity with whatever is agreeable to them ; especially in those periods of life ...
... blessings to the world , sunk down , in the end , to be the burden and nuisance of society . The most common propensity of mankind , is , to store fu- turity with whatever is agreeable to them ; especially in those periods of life ...
Page 43
... bless the hermit in his cell . I have a temple in every heart that owns my influence , and to him that wishes for me , I am already present . Science may raise thee to eminence ; but I alone can guide thee to felicity ! " 16 While ...
... bless the hermit in his cell . I have a temple in every heart that owns my influence , and to him that wishes for me , I am already present . Science may raise thee to eminence ; but I alone can guide thee to felicity ! " 16 While ...
Page 47
... blessing , to be born in those parts of the world , where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though , it must be confessed , there are , even in these parts , several poor uninstructed persons who are but lit- tle above the inhabitants of ...
... blessing , to be born in those parts of the world , where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though , it must be confessed , there are , even in these parts , several poor uninstructed persons who are but lit- tle above the inhabitants of ...
Page 48
... blessing we enjoy , by what means soever it may be conferred upon us , is the gift of Him who is the great Author of good , and the Father of mercies . 3 If gratitude , when exerted towards one another , mat- urally produces a very ...
... blessing we enjoy , by what means soever it may be conferred upon us , is the gift of Him who is the great Author of good , and the Father of mercies . 3 If gratitude , when exerted towards one another , mat- urally produces a very ...
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.